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MrsRhodes
May 27, 2021
When I find something new I want to learn, I make it over and over until I get it right. After several weeks of Saturday morning donuts, this recipe turned out to be the best. I just love them. I cut them into rectangles with a pizza cutter, because I am lazy, but they are just as good, if not better than a traditional cut. I do half with vanilla and half with chocolate glaze. I think they have to be eaten within 24 hours...that is not easy for just my husband and me. I will see how a half recipe turns out this weekend.
Marsha A.
April 3, 2021
I made these with my 6 year old twin girls. Loved it! Had a few questions though:
*Why didn't the dough didn't come out as wet as the video?
*What ingredient controls how airy it is?
*The dough had little specks of maybe yeast (we used instant)? Not sure, but it baked out. Phew!
*How long does refrigerated dough last?
We'll be making these again and really want to nail it.
Thank you!
*Why didn't the dough didn't come out as wet as the video?
*What ingredient controls how airy it is?
*The dough had little specks of maybe yeast (we used instant)? Not sure, but it baked out. Phew!
*How long does refrigerated dough last?
We'll be making these again and really want to nail it.
Thank you!
irenefiszer
January 25, 2021
These donuts are delicious and easy to make. I coated mine with cinnamon sugar (2 tbsp cinnamon and 1/2 cup of sugar). My only gripe with these is that they are not as great the next day. They went from an airy delight to chewy and dense by the next morning. It could be because of the humidity where I live, but I'm not sure! 9/10 if you can eat them the same day!
Deedle
November 8, 2020
I really enjoy making this recipe. My donuts turned out very dense, not sure what I did....
jamesdonegan
June 14, 2020
We had a great time making these. We make videos of ourselves trying (and usually failing) to make different recipes we find online, so here it is if people are interested! https://youtu.be/Rcj-zpZYetI
Dani
May 14, 2020
My first time making doughnuts and this recipe did not disappoint. They came out light and airy. I made these by hand and had no problems. Substituted almond milk and plant butter for the whole milk and reg butter because its what I had onhand. Trust that this is meant to be a very sticky dough and don’t add too much flour. Instead of rolling out the dough I patted it down with my hands like I would biscuit dough. I suspect overhandling or too much flour would result in stiff or dense doughnuts. Love that I didn’t have to wait for the doughnuts to proof before frying. Will happily keep this recipe on hand.
Kristen B.
May 3, 2020
Your video says instant yeast, but the recipe says active dry? Which yeast should I use?
ellehcar
May 4, 2020
I didn't notice the discrepancy! I used active dry and it worked just fine for me.
Natalie R.
May 10, 2020
I noticed the discrepancy as well, But i already bought active dry. Did you have to activate the yeast before using it ? I’m a fairly new to making doughs, so i want to make sure I get it right.
ellehcar
May 12, 2020
I didn't activate my (active dry) yeast beforehand but I know that it was alive since I had just used it the day prior. It's funny, while I was making the recipe I thought it was wierd that it didn't ask me to proof the yeast but I didn't think to check since this instant yeast stuff is new to me! It might not be a bad idea to proof yeast first if you are unsure.
Jessica D.
April 30, 2020
Your recipe says to heat the water with the milk and butter, but your video you put the water in separately... which is it?
Judicaye
April 30, 2020
When I made them, I heated them together in a saucepan. It worked just fine.
Suzanne B.
April 29, 2020
unfortunately I've had to leave the dough in the refrigerator longer than 12 hours...is it worth it to still make them, or should I start over now that I have time?
Judicaye
April 25, 2020
I made these for my son-in-law's birthday and they were a hit! Easy to make and absolutely yummy, I highly recommend this recipe. I've never made doughnuts before and I couldn't believe how easy it was. We will definitely do this again, and again, and......
Susan L.
April 13, 2020
Lol. I had fun with these doughnuts. Are they perfect?. No 😁 Are the yummy delicious? Yes! The dough was a little sticky but I made it work with a lil extra flour on the board. They fried nice. The first doughnut holes would not flip over, so I pushed the rest with my fingers so they looked a little like a pancake just before I dropped them in the oil. That worked great..they still puffed back up round. I was able to flip them over.. They are delicious. Note: it would be easier to go to a local doughnut shop chain, get perfect doughnuts. But this is a nice time to try new stuff and challenge myself. I will get better. 😁
ellehcar
April 5, 2020
Wonderful recipe! I even made a mistake and omitted the sugar but was able to incorporate it back into the dough. I made them to set up overnight and finished them in the morning. They fried up beautifully and I coated them in cinnamon sugar. What a delight, thank you so much!
onlineRecipesSuck
March 28, 2020
I'm sure that these donuts CAN turn out very well but this site, like every other [email protected]#ing cooking website, has the worst interface and caused me to waste SO MANY ingredients while under quarantine! I tried to use this recipe on mobile but with so many ads popups and videos it is literally unusable. So I looked it up on my desktop to print out the recipe but the API that prints cut off a very crucial number. So instead of saying "1 1/2 cups milk", it printed out with "1/2 cup milk". So after step two I had an exceptionally dry dough. I knew this wasn't right and checked the website, discovered the issue and tried to quickly remedy the situation. It didn't work. I was left with wet, lumpy garbage. Usually I would just shrug it off and start over but we are under shelter in place order for Covid-19 and our store is out of nearly all baking goods. So now I've wasted FIVE cups of flour and half a stick of butter because you guys payed for the cheapest website service and have more low effort ads than a porn site.
Michelle C.
April 24, 2020
You know there is a "print" button up at the top, right? I clicked it, a pop up box came up with the recipe for me to print. Then I printed it and I was staring at a perfectly printed out recipe for me to look at. Nothing was cut off what so ever. It seems like you are having a user error issue and it has absolutely nothing to do with this site. I also had it pulled up on my iPad with no issues at all with ads. Sounds like you need to take a really deep breath and remind yourself it's going to be ok. It's just donuts.
Lightfoot
March 22, 2020
I tried this donut recipe and trusted that it would be a good one because I love Food 52! However, I felt that 5 cups of flour was too much and the yeast did not mix well in the dough, barely rising. The recipe calls for Active Dry, not instant yeast. So the dough was a little tough... will try again today, since we're all at home baking these days!
Ross M.
February 14, 2020
I just made these for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day. Light, fluffy and crisp. I made 3 different glazes (vanilla, raspberry and lemon). Trying to nail the right consistency for the glaze was the hardest part. Other than that it's so easy when you follow Erin's great video. I rolled my dough to about a 1/2 inch—worked nicely. I used a large cup and a shot glass to punch out the donuts, but I'm putting a proper donut cutter in my Amazon cart as we speak because I plan on making these again soon. Thank you, Erin! You're a joy!
PS: I'll probably make the dough the night before and refrigerate it like in video, just to make it that much easier on myself.
PS: I'll probably make the dough the night before and refrigerate it like in video, just to make it that much easier on myself.
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